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Happy 1st Birthday Bri!

Hi big girl!

I cant believe you are one. Your first year flew by. It started in Austin and ended in Baltimore. You are so much fun with SO much personality. You have a sly way about you that catches me off guard a lot! Mia was so much different at this age. You function as a 2nd child and therefore have to protect yourself! You LOVE your dad. Did I mention you love your dad? He is number one on your list. You babble a lot and say mama, dada, doggy, thank you, hiiiii, and lots of other noises/sounds, etc. You let other people take care of you without too much fuss which has been a blessing since a started a new job that has required me to be a gone from you a few hours a week. The day after you turned one you did 3 things that let me know you werent my baby anymore. First, you slept all night. You wake up at night still and Im a sucker and give you whatever you want. Mia never got away with what you do! Second, you crawled up onto Mia's bed and started jumping! You are now crawling up on things which changes alot of how to be your mom:). And third, you are biting Mia! You have 2 bottom teeth and one top tooth fang is coming in, so Im not sure how you hold on but you do, and you definitely have some power with it. You mostly do it when Mia makes you mad. I think its a defense mechanism but you are kind of a stinker when you get mad and hold on to it for longer than your probably should. On the other hand, you give kisses and cuddle more than your sister ever did:)

I love you so so much pretty girl. You make my life what it is. I hope to get you to like me as much as you like your dad!

Always,
mom

7 months

a little update for you. Your latest obsession? FOOD! You are obsessed with what people are eating and putting everything in your mouth, edible or not. You usually only like a bite or two, but you are really into it. What does your diet consist of? You do not eat like most babies. You have unusual tastes for your age and for just starting out! You like: spicy guacamole, refried beans, any beans for that matter, chicken casserole, cottage cheese, peas, squash,  pretzels, ritz crackers, sometimes yogurt. You arent into sweet stuff too much. You are such a mess when you eat! You rub it all over, in your hair, ear, neck, legs, you name it. I have to feed you naked and bath you after because you are such a mess. I think its all that hair that gets in your face.

You LOVE your jumpers. Once you figured it out, it was game on. As long as we are around, you are content in there.

You yell. ALOT! It a literal yell. Especially when you're hungry. You try to bite my face and shoulder when you want a bottle.

You aren't too mobile, other than rolling around, pulling knees up to a crawl position but just going back down. You sit great. I'm happy at this stage. Things get complicated when crawling begins!

Love you angel baby. You make me smile everyday, several times a day!

Always,
mom

6 months

Hi Pretty girl, I love you so much. You are such a good baby. Your tempermant is amazing and you love to watch Mia run around. You are always looking for her. Today she picked you up and was carrying you around until I saw her and about passed out from the sight! You loved it though. Here are some funny things about you: You poop all over! Clothing, car seats, shopping carts, couches, your mother, you name it! You are so proud too. You laugh when loud noises are made. When Mia splashes in the tub, or I make a funny noise at you, you think its funny. You are happiest on the go. If we arent out the door soon after getting up in the morning you get restless and want out. You can sit up and are already eating all the rocks at the park. It is so funny to watch you try to put them in your mouth over and over again. You only fall over when you are reaching for something behind you or Mia tackles you. You dont really care to eat in the morning/early afternoon. You will go lots of daylight hours without eating and you dont seem to care. I think you are right handed. I also think you like salty foods. Your first solid food try was bacon (thank your father). You always lay on your side with your hand up over your face. You still rub your feet together. You LOVE water. We go swimming and you love it. You also like the bath. You have had some illnesses. You had an ear infection and some respiratory distress a month ago that just wouldnt clear up with antibiotics. The breathing was an issue and you were wheezing a little bit so I gave you some breathing treatments for a few days. I think we tried 4 different kinds of antibiotics for the ears and nothing would do it. We were thinking about doing tubes but you were a few weeks under 6 months (the age req. for anasthesia) and so we did some allergy medicine (Singulair) for 2 weeks and your ears got better! Now you seem to have a cold again, however Im not convinced its not allergies. Im wondering what will happen when we move to Baltimore and out of the allergy capital that is Austin. Your hips are looking fine so that is great. You love to see your dad. You kind of hulk out when you see him. Its really cute. I love you so so much. Everyone I see, everywhere I go comments on how cute you are. Your hair lays down now and is in your eyes. Its out of control! It looks very light underneath the brown, so we will see what color it grows in. I love you baby. I wish you would be my little baby forever xo mama

5 months!

oh the funny things you do: you are now sticking your tongue out...all the time..and you think it is really funny! You know people are laughing at you and doing it back. your hair has fallen, so much so that it is in your eyes. Its funny when you are tired and rub your head and your hair goes everywhere. You have learned not to pull it though. you yell a lot. Its pretty funny. Right before you sneeze you yell. you dont like having your nails trimmed. you can roll from front to back and back to front. You kind of crawl with your head and shoulders on the ground and your legs pushing you forward. It makes for lots of carpet/blanket/floor eating.. you cat nap like no one else. 30min here, 45 min there. Its a good thing and a bad thing. I have created it though with all our running around. Every morning you go to the YMCA childwatch while I work out and hang out with Mike. He is a large hispanic guy with dreadlocks and a beard and the two of you rock and rock and sleep:) you are laughing at Mia all the time, especially when she splashes in the tub or we play peek-a-boo. you suck your bottom lip still rubbing your feet together I think you are right handed you like to bite my face and knuckles with your gums you weigh around 16lbs. I think the breastfeeding has come to an end. I just dont have enough milk. You love to nurse so I give it to you all the time but you get most of your nutrition from a bottle. we love you

4 month favorites

Hey baby! You are changing so much! Here they are in no particular favorite order;) - you growl like a baby dinosaur! It is so cute, especially because you do it when you are happy. You also have just discovered you can blow bubbles with your lips and you love to do it. -you rub your feet together. I love it - you smile SOOO much. you even started laughing a bit if I get rough with you and tickle your chest - you love the water. you've been swimming lots of times already and you just relaxxxxx - you feel so big when you stand on your legs. You get this look of accomplishment - you watch TV already. crap. - you watch Mia all day and find her amusing for the most part -you chew on your hands alot. and drool alot - your hair and face is such a show stopper. People stop me all over the place to comment on your wild hair and your beauty -you weigh 14.5 pounds - you hate to have stuff on your head or touching your head. you also hate when you cant get your hands out of a blanket or if anything is in your face - you tuck your thumb in between your pointer and middle finger on both hands - when you want something and have been patiently waiting just to have me set you down for one more second while I do one last thing you get VERY mad, but mostly sad. Big tears and all. I love this sensitive side of you. Mama and daddy love you so so much

Sweet Girl

Hi Darling, You are growing so fast! I cant believe you will be 3 months next week! Time goes so fast and I just want to hold and cuddle with you all the time. Right now you are laying in my chest having a little snooze before your night feed and bed. You are such a sweetheart. Even at this young age, I can tell that you are a sweetheart and have a disposition that is so loveable and kind. You are smiling and cooing at us, which I just love. You watch Mia all day and think she is great. I put you in the bumbo seat on the floor in your room and Mia has a tea party with you, feeds you all sorts of pretend foods and tries to put you to sleep! You love to take showers/bathes, really you like to do anything- very easy going. I dont seem to be making quite enough milk but you are very offended when I try to give you a bottle! Every once in awhile you will do it. Your hair is a show stopper. I cant go anywhere without being stopped multiple times while people talk/touch/stand in awe of your awesome hair. It is so wild! Your hips are getting better. We will do another ultrasound this week to see if you we can have the brace just 12 hours a day instead of 18, which is what we are doing now. The right hip is fixed and the left is on the way. You sleep for 12 hours and only wake up once! That makes for a happy mommy! You found your hand recently and suck on it all the time. You are such a relaxed, easy going baby. I hope it is telling of what the future holds! We just went to Utah for the holidays and you were held by lots of people all day long! You were the highlight of every party and outing. I love you so much and your dad does too. Mia is always making sure she knows where you are and if I go outside she always asks if you are coming and makes sure you are covered up. Its very cute. All my love mom

Baby Blessing

Hi Baby girl, Here is a few of the items that were in your baby blessing that your father gave you. It was on 01/01/12 at the Weller household. We surprised the family and flew from Austin to Utah on Christmas Eve. It was a BIG surprise. We blessed you on New Year's day with lots of family there. One special thing was your relatives from South America were able to come: Pinki and her whole family and Uncle Steve. You wore the same dress that Mia wore. It is also the dress that your cousin Cambrie wore. It was lovely and brief. You were crying a little bit until dad started talking and then you stopped. Your dad even got a little emotional, which is rare! You were blessed with health and development. You are blessed to come to a family with the gospel. Your Heavenly Father loves you. You are blessed with the spirit of peace. You will bless your siblings, brothers and sisters. You have many important things to do and friends to have in this life. We love you so so much